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J. AUSTIN.

GOMBINED ANVIL AND'VISE.

Patented Dec. 2, 1884.

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JOSEPH AUSTIN, OF RUTLAND, VERMONT.

COMBINED ANVIL AND VISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,820, dated December 2, 1884.

Application filed September 2, 1882.

T0 (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH AUSTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butland, in the county of'Rutland and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Anvils; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention is an improved attachment for anvils of the class shown in the patent of Kimball and Trainor, of January 18, 1876; and the object of the invention is to simplify and thus cheap-en the cost of construction, whileat the same time to render it equally effectivein operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View, and Fig. 2 an end view, of an anvil with my improvement applied thereto.

A'is ananvil, and B is the base or support thereof, which are of usual construction.

It has been custo mary,when forming horseshoes or punching the same or forming calks thereon, for one person to hold said shoe or the punch against the shoe while another struck the same.

It is the design ,of my invention to dispense with the services of the helper and place the control of the position and movements of the shoe in the hands of the blacksmith himself. To accomplish this result I pivot to the rear end of the base B, at a,an arm or lever, 0, made in one piece, which is at a preferably curved outwardly and then inwardly at its upper end, a, where it is provided with a broad or fiaring extension, b, having a serrated face, 0, to

adapt it to readily grasp the shoe or other iron under treatment. From the bottom of the curved portion said arm extends transversely, as at a, across the end of the anvil-block to the front, where it depends, as at d, and is provided with a foot-piece or stirrup, 6, upon which the operators foot rests or treads when it is desired to operate the clamping device.

At or near the lower portion of the base B is secured a spring, D, the free end of which extends upward and presses against the un- (No model.)

der side of the arm 0 at the forward part of thehorizontally-extendingportion,for thepur pose of pressing said forward end up and forcing the clamping-face b away from the anvil. This spring is maintained in its upright or operative position by a stay, f, which is secured to the base B, so that its front end shall continuously press against the under side of the spring and prevent said spring falling away from contact with the straight portion of the .arm 0.

At the upper part of the base B, I insert a staple, E, within which the free end of the spring D and the straight part of the pivoted arm 0 work, said staple being for the purpose of regulating the extent of vertical movement of the spring and arm, as will be readily understood.

The shoe or other iron to be operated upon is placed upon the anvil with one portion extending over the edge thereof; or in the case of a straight bar said bar is placed against the rear edge of said anvil. The operator then presses his foot on the tread or stirrup e and forces it down. This action will bring the upper portion toward the edge of the anvil and cause the clamp 12 to press the article firmly upon the anvil. The operator is then at liberty to use both of his hands in manipulating the shoe or other article. By means of this device the shoe, bar, or other article can be firmly and steadily held in any desired position. It dispenses with the ordinary helper and the unsteady grasping of the article by means of tongs in his hands. By reason of thus steadily holding the shoe at all times I can draw the calks thereon without forming any rounding corners present when the shoe is held by tongs in the hands of an operative. I can also form the shoe even and true throughout, as it is not as liable to slip out of position as when so held by hand. Again, as the blacksmith has both his hands free, he can in one hand hold a punch and strike the same with his hammer or sledge in the other hand, thereby doing all the work very readily himself and keeping the movement of the tools and article operated upon entirely under his control at all times, which would not be so possible were the help of another person to hold the article or the punch required.

I11 sharpening the calks of horse and OX shoes without the aid of the vise herein described for clamping the shoe against the anvil, it is impossible to keep the shoe true and avoid rounding corners, and it is usual for a helper to hold a punch against the shoe while the smith strikes the shoe, to hold it from bounding backward and springing the shoe out of shape. A calk cannot, without some such device as is herein described, be drawn straight and true, but will always slant toward the center of the shoe.

By means of this clamp or vise the shoe can be held firmly and the call; can be drawn at any desired slant without upsetting the shoe, and in one-fourth the time expended when no vise is used. Besides this gain of time, I also save expense by dispensing with the assistance of a helper. I am also enabled by the use of this vise to draw a short wornout calk that cannot be drawn in any other way with which I am acquainted.

I am aware that various forms of levers having at their lower ends a treadle and at their upper ends aserrated clamping-face have been attached to anvil-blocks, some provided with a spring, which engages with said lever to hold the clamping-face away from the anvil while out of use, and I do not broadly claim such features. any anvil having a lever of the same shape as that shown and described by me pivoted thereto and arranged so that both the lever and the free end of the spring are guided within and protected by the staple, as shown by The peculiar form of the lever C enables the operator to secure a very firm grip upon the shoe with a Very slight pressure upon the tread, and by reason of its peculiar shape only a slight expenditure of force is necessary to effectively operate the same.

No special construction of anvil-block is nec sary to adapt it to receive my attachment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The jaw and foot-lever in one piece, as described, jointly with the anvil.

In testimony whereof Iaifrx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH AUSTIN.

\Vitn esses:

F. M. BUTLER, E. O. FoY.

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